Climate in Eastern Zambia
Average daytime and nighttime temperatures
All climate diagrams on this site result from the collected data from three measuring weather stations in Eastern Zambia.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1400m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Eastern Zambia is one of the warmest regions in Zambia with an average daily high temperature of 32 degrees. It is warm or hot yearlong. The days with heavy rain and large amounts of precipitation are in October.
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Rain days per month
A rain day is a day on which at least 0.1 mm precipitation (=0.1 liter) per square meter falls. This can be rain, snow, hail or even dew. So it does not have to rain the whole day. With 18 rain days, January offers the most rain days, while September has the fewest.
Precipitation amount in mm/day
The amount of precipitation is measured in millimeters per square meter. Thus, at two mm/day, two liters of water fall on one square meter within 24 hours. With only 0.0 mm, the least amount of rain falls in September. October, on the other hand, has the most rain.
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Most important cities in the region »Eastern Zambia«
The region has a west-east extension of about 200 km and over 340 km from north to south.City | Population | Geo position | |
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Chipata | 455,783 | 13° 37' 60"S | 32° 38' 60"E |
Petauke | 19,296 | 14° 14' 34"S | 31° 19' 31"E |
Lundazi | 11,635 | 12° 17' 35"S | 33° 10' 42"E |
Chama | 4,061 | 11° 12' 47"S | 33° 9' 8"E |
Chadiza | 3,690 | 14° 4' 4"S | 32° 26' 21"E |
Data basis: German Weather Service, individual values averaged and supplemented by own elements. Data on cities and inhabitants: geonames.org, United Nations Statistics Division and own research.